The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every August 4 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

AUGUST 4 · 1,404 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1871–2025

On this date in 1910, The Philadelphia Athletics and the White Sox played to a 0–0 tie over 16 innings.

The Committee has looked at all 1,404 major-league games played on August 4, from 1871 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

1894-08-04	BLN at Philadelphia	19–12
2000-08-04	Baltimore at Tampa Bay	10–9	15.0	316 min
1884-08-04	BFN at DTN	18–0		by 18
1946-08-04	The Yankees at Cleveland	2–0	9.0	74,529 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1995-08-04	San Diego at Colorado	12–14	8.5	hits 20-12
1965-08-04	The Dodgers at the Milwaukee Braves	3–4	8.5	hits 12-5
2001-08-04	Tampa Bay at the White Sox	6–8	8.5	hits 15-8

The Mirror Game — a line score this date shares with another day

1898-08-04	BLN at the Cubs	1–3	8.5	010000000 / 00000003x
1898-08-04	The Boston Braves at LS3	8–4	9.0	400400000 / 000012010
1899-08-04	The New York Giants at Brooklyn	2–3	8.5	010100000 / 02100000x

By the decades

1870s 5 · 1880s 54 · 1890s 56 · 1900s 66 · 1910s 75 · 1920s 89 · 1930s 80 · 1940s 75 · 1950s 73 · 1960s 101 · 1970s 131 · 1980s 111 · 1990s 135 · 2000s 135 · 2010s 135 · 2020s 83

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